The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-06-02
Class o. 1887.
Fifteenth Annual Com
mencement of the LO-
gan High Schools.
A Glass of Ten Young Ladies
Graduate.
["A daughter of the Gods, divinely
fair, and most divinely tall."1

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fair, and most divinely tall."l
The commencement exercises
of the Logan High School at
Remple's Opera House Monday
evening, was iull of interest. The
hall, as Is usual on such occas-
ions, was packed with people,
while hundreds were turned
away because of a lack of room.
There were many visitors from
Nelsonville and Lancaster. The
stage as viewed from the gallery
made a beautiful picture. The
wings on both sides Of the stage
were heavily banked with flowers
and on the right a magnificent
bust of Agassiz, half hidden by
green vines, while on The pedes-
tai were these words: "We have
come in search of TRUTH" a say
ing of the great naturalist. and
taken as the class motto. This
motto In beautiful gilt letters was
also suspended above and in front
of the stage, and was thesworktof
Bert and Marsh Harrington.
The members of the Board of
Education, consisting of Col.
Seth Weldy, o. W. IL. Wright,
S. II. Bright, John Hansen, Pat
rick Doyle and David Miller were
seated on the right side of the
stage, and with them Rev. Nit
Ter, of the Ev. Luth. Church, Rev.
Moore, of the Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. j. F. Williams.
Supt. w. W. McCray, principal
Col. W. S. Freisner, and assistant
principal Miss Maggie Saumen-
Iig, were seated on the left.
Chairs were arranged for the
graduating class at the rear of
the stage. The Hook Hooking
band occupied place in the
gallery and furnished some
choice music during the evening.
The graduating class consisted of
ten young ladies, the Misses Nan
ME White, Minnie Grow, Ger
trude Baker, Bessie Bagley, DIV
ia Rochester. Estella Strentz.
Emma McLain, Effie Bagley.
Bertha V. McCray and Florence
FickIe. In the beginning, this
class numbered nearly one hun
dred, but at the end of the course
only the ladies named, were pres
ent 10 claim the reward of hard
work and faithful service, and in
this connection it might be well
| 10 say, what a sad commentary
upon our boys.
But all things being ready, we
listened to some pleasant music,
after which Rev. L. F. Mittler
was introduced and opened the
exercises with prayer. Mamie
! White, in her oratior, "American
Motives" spoke SO forcibly and
effectively, and with such grace,
that nothing but the clear and
concise presentation of "Femi-
nine Bread Winners" by Minnie
Crow, could have held the alien
ton of the audience. Gertrude
Baker was graciously received,
and in her orailon 'Lot, o,
Worldly Creed" met the expec-
tations of her friends, and de-
lighted the audience. ENJOY
ment a Duty" was subject pre-
sented by Bessie Basley. who, in
her discussion of the subject. dis
played so much thought and
scholarly finish, that like hei
classmates who preceded her,
she retired anil applause. Well
that was part first, and as the
band began TO play, The elephant
in the shape of the Small Boy
commenced going around in the
corridors of the gallery. 1t was
an exciting time, one indeed oui
friend Canon Willard. would
hardly have enjoyed. But We
knew the cyclone was upon US
and must run lis course, and list
ened to the comments of the la
dies upon the beautiful dresses
worn by the members of the
class. By this time the usherers
were cleaning a great harvest Of
flowers and it was not long until
regular floral barricade was
cOmr,1encad
MIR. McCray next introduced
Olivia Rochester and she spoke
of Natures Wardrobe" 1t wal
a beautiful subject, and in hel
depletion of the changing seasons
no doubt carried many of the
audience back 10 the days wher
with careless feet they raced
across the green fields gathering
flowers, or in the autumn, bar
vested the brown nuts from ths
woodland, or IN winter coaste(
on The hill side by the old schoo
=. house. Eslella Strentz in he
grafton, ''The Fine Arts il
/ America" paid a fitting tribut
TO American artists, and showed
what was poss,ble In fine arts j,